vertebral arch

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Related to vertebral arch: Vertebral notch, Transverse costal facet, intervertebral foramen

vertebral arch

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Noun

vertebral arch - a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord

neural arch

centrum - the main body of a vertebra

arch - a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)

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Cervical vertebral stenosis associated with a vertebral arch anomaly in the Basset Hound.